Now, when one visits “Your Places” in the app and proceeds to the “UPCOMING” tab, future events (and data like hotel reservations should show up. It pulls the information from Google Calendar and Gmail.

Also on tap is the ability to see food and drink photos in a business’s details and photo gallery; this should be great for, say, eateries.

After bringing the invaluable search along feature — which allows one to search for entities along a mapped route — to car navigation, Google Maps is adding the same to its walking and cycling options via an update rolling out now.

Google Maps is getting smarter and more helpful with its latest update.

The current rollout notably brings a new ride tab — now, one can compare prices from Uber and such on the go.

Per Google Play:

â€¢ New dedicated ride services tab. Compare pickup times and prices of Uber, 99Taxis, Ola Cabs, Hailo, MyTaxi and Gett.â€¢ Give your home and work a personalized look with new customized icons.â€¢ See how much youâ€™ve walked or how far youâ€™ve driven in your timeline.

Maps, Google’s preeminent mobile navigation utility, is receiving an update that is available to users now.

WHAT’S NEW

â€¢ Callouts for the current street/road and next turn in navigation
â€¢ Walking man becomes a hiker on Directions screen when distance is far
â€¢ Suggestions for editing Home and Work now include points of interests, in addition to addresses

Anchor mobile navigation tool Google Maps has been picking up some serious enhancements, and it doesn’t seem to be stopping; it’s latest update, which is rolling out now, brings even more goodies.

Per its Google Play page, it is adding the ability to search and navigate offline, calculate distances between two map locations and show the price of different grades of gasoline in the US.

WHAT’S NEW

â€¢ Get directions, search for places and navigate offline
â€¢ Measure distance between points on a map
â€¢ Prices for different grades of gasoline (ie Premium, Midgrade, Regular) in the US
â€¢ Bug Fixes

When it comes to anchor apps, Google Maps all but defines the term for a lot of people; it is almost certainly the preeminent navigation utility on mobile today.

On Android, it is especially appreciated, and is getting even better with an update that is rolling out now.

Most prominently, it now allows users to search along a current route. Per the Google Lat Long blog post detailing the enhancements:

When you’re driving in navigation mode and you get that call from your spouse to pick up some more milk on your drive home or if you’re on a road trip and want to find a great restaurant option along your route, simply tap the magnifying glass at the top right corner of the screen. Youâ€™ll see a drop-down menu with helpful options, like gas stations, grocery stores, or restaurants. If the drop-down options arenâ€™t what you need, you can always add a detour to your favorite coffee shop by tapping the search icon or by using voice commands.

Google’s veritable mobile mapping utility Maps is getting some update love, and the new build is bringing a refresh to visually and under the hood.

Most prominently, we get a new logo; the new one retains the well-known color scheme, but adds in a new element.

Next, we get a fun feature: the ability to compare ETAs across different travel modes. In other words, when one plugs in an address (or otherwise accesses a destination), Google Maps will let one compare travel times for walking, biking, public transit and driving. This can be useful in any number of scenarios.

Finally, we get the ubiquitous bug fixes.

Google Maps continues to get better with every iteration; it remains free on Google Play.

What’s New
â€¢ Full screen Maps and navigation support for Android Wear. Know where you are and whatâ€™s around you with Google Maps at a glance of your wrist.
â€¢ Spoken traffic alerts in Navigation tell you about congestion and incidents on your route. Traffic descriptions give you a summary of traffic before you drive.
â€¢ New Transit directions when youâ€™re in a city. Easily compare routes and see in next departures (available in certain cities).
â€¢ Bug Fixes